Karst in China pp 181-195 | Cite as

High Altitude Karst: The High Mountain Karst of West Sichuan

  • Marjorie M. Sweeting
Part of the Springer Series in Physical Environment book series (SSPENV, volume 15)

Abstract

Much of China is mountainous or high plateau, as 65% of the country is over 1000 m. In areas where carbonate rocks are important, high altitude karst develops. These include high mountain or Alpine karst in West Sichuan on the eastern slopes of the Tibetan plateau and the karst on the Tibetan plateau.

Keywords

Saturation Zone Karst Spring High Mountain Area Travertine Deposit Swan Lake 
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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

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  • Marjorie M. Sweeting

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